First, Prepare Your Computer System
You must have the NEC SuperScript 870
printer driver installed to print peer to peer.
Also, the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol stack
must be installed and properly configured
on your workstation. The network and the
network print servers must support IP.
Next, Install the PeertoPeer-IP Program
1.
Insert the
870
Network Solutions CD
into the drive. Click on Windows
Start
button and select
Run
.
2.
At Run, type:
<drive>:\[what???],
Then click
OK
, and follow the Install
wizard prompts. When installation is
complete, click
OK
.
Then, Add the Peer to Peer Printer in
Windows
1.
Click the
Start
button, select
Settings
,
then select
Printers
.
2.
In the Printers window, double-click
Add Printer
and follow the Add Printer
wizard prompts. When the Add Printer
wizard asks how the printer is attached,
select
Local printer
. Specify
NEC
as the
Manufacturer and
NEC SuperScript 870
as the Printer.
3.
Your peer to peer network printers will
be listed as local printer ports. Select
one.
4.
Continue until the process is complete.
The following procedure can be used to set
up the lpr spooler for a Windows NT 4.x
workstation/server.
1.
Install the SuperScript 870
Printer
Drivers & Utilities for Windows NT 4.x
.
2.
In Windows NT 4.x, click the
Start
button, select
Settings
, then select
Printers
.
3.
Select the
NEC SuperScript 870
icon,
and then select
Properties
from the
File menu
.
4.
Click on the
Ports
tab (the SuperScript
870 driver installs to LPT1 by default).
5.
Then select
Add Port
.
6.
Under
Available Printer Port
select
LPR
Port
and
New Port
button.
7.
In the
Name or address of server
providing lpd
field, enter the IP
(Protocol) address of the printer.
8.
In the
Name of printer or print queue
on that server
field, enter
PORT1
(the
word “PORT” must be in uppercase).
Click
OK
, then click
Close
to assign that
newly created port to the 870.
9.
Click on the
Sharing
tab in the
NEC
SuperScript 870
Properties
window
.
10. Click on the radio button
Shared
and
enter a name for your 870 printer.
11. Click
OK
to apply these settings to
your printer.
First, Install 870 MacOS Software
1.
Insert the 870
Network Solutions CD
in
your drive and double-click the
SuperScript 870 Installer
icon.
2.
The installer prompts you to select
installation preferences and creates
the SuperScript 870 Folder on your
hard drive.
Next, Choose the Printer
1.
Select
Chooser
from the Apple menu
and make sure the AppleTalk
Active
button is selected.
2.
In the Chooser, select the
SuperScript
870
printer icon, select the AppleTalk
zone your printer is on, then select the
printer’s name in the printer list.
Set Background Printing
In the Chooser, set Background Printing to
On or Off. Background Printing allows you
to continue working while a job is printing.
Then, Rename Your Printer
If you have more than one SuperScript 870
printer on your network, you should
rename your printer.
1.
In the SuperScript 870 Folder on your
hard drive, double-click the
SuperScript 870 Utilities
icon.
2.
From the Utilities menu, select
Name
Printer
and follow the directions in the
dialog box.
IP Peer to Peer Printing
lpr Printing
MacOS Setup
